First Radio Comedy Series

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A sketch from 'Living With Lynch' Radio Éireann's first comedy series which began in 1954 and starring Joe Lynch. Schoolboys Fursey and Ernie ponder the advantages of having measles.

Title

Measles Sketch

Production Year

1954

Contributor

Joe Lynch

Clip Duration

00:02:40

Material Type

Audio

Series title

Living with Lynch

Clip title

First Radio Comedy Series

Extended description

'Living with Lynch' began on 3 October 1954, featuring Joe Lynch, a well known actor with the Abbey Theatre and the Radio Éireann Players. This a first attempt for the station at the type of radio sketch comedy shows that were so popular on the BBC and could were available to Irish listeners.

The show was an early example of the 'packaged productions', where an independent production company would present an idea for a show to Radio Éireann and propose cast, budget and sample scripts.

A mixture of comedy and music, 'Living With Lynch' was recorded in front of an audience.Appearing along with Joe Lynch were Pamela Duncan, Charlie Byrne, Ronnie Walsh and music from the Jack Gregory Quintet.

In this extract from 'Living With Lynch' schoolboys Fursey and Ernie ponder the advantages of having measles.

Information

The photograph accompanying this clip shows Joe Lych when he featured on a RTÉ Television series called 'Solo' which was broadcast on 29 January 1964.

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